Ted Cruz says he wouldn’t be in the Senate without ‘Mama Bear’ Palin

Sarah Palin may be off Fox News, but she’s trying to remain relevant in America’s political debates.

The former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate began her fight for influence in the 2014 elections yesterday with the release of a video called “loaded for bear.”

The star of the video is a rising star in the Lone Star State: freshman Sen. Ted Cruz.

Cruz, who won the 2012 GOP runoff with Palin’s aggressive involvement, is portrayed in the video as a shining example of what SarahPAC, Palin’s political committee, can do.

The promotional YouTube video is a string of media clips praising Palin’s “superstar status” that helps get people elected. Cruz was one of those Palin-preferred candidates, and the Houston Republican serves as a voice of endorsement in the video.

“She is fearless, she is principled, she can pick winners,” Cruz said in a clip from CPAC. “Sarah Palin jumped in early and supported Rand Paul. She supported Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Pat Toomey, Nikki Haley, Deb Fischer, Jeff Flake and myself.”

Palin’s video was dripping with conservative, tea party values. Palin calls her supporters to be fearless against “big money men” and “big, bad media,” advocating to “break up the cronyism” in electing the old dogs in the GOP.

The video concludes with a call for the people to fight for the 35 Senate seats and 36 governor positions up for grabs in 2014.

“I would not be in the U.S. Senate today if it were not for Gov. Sarah Palin,” Cruz said.